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web building & coding help

─ Notepad++
program to write code in. very simple & free.

─ W3 Schools
extensive documentations for common coding languages, including html, css, javascript, & python. includes demos for hands on learning.

─ W3S Templates
free HTML & CSS templates for your webpages! perfect for learning & building off of.

─ The Ultimate Motherfucking Website
a good place to learn about accessibility in web design, both the How's & Why's.

─ Free Website
a free to use anchor-link-based website that is simple & newbie friendly to edit. also includes some links to more assets & webdev help.

─ Phantomake
a static site generator that allows one to not have to copy-paste HTML template code every time you want to make a new page. also can help you implement pagination!

─ Eleventy
another static site generator, but less newbie friendly.

─ Decap CMS
an open source content management system.

─ HTML Color Picker
quick resource for extracting hex codes & others from a selected color. there are many resources out there like this, but this is the one i use!

─ GoatCounter
free open-source analytics tool for evaluating traffic to your site. much less invasive & more privacy-focused than services like google.

─ Random Neocities site
check out other websites hosted on neocities & get inspired to make your own!

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assets

─ Animate.css
a library of premade css animations. includes a brief tutorial on several ways to integrate them into your website.

─ CommentBox
ad-free ( and regular free! ) way to allow people to add comments to your site.

─ PostImages
free file hosting, which allows you to sort images into folders. good for hotlinking.

─ Pixabay
massive source of royalty free illustrations, photography, and general image assets. watch out for AI art though -_-

─ GifCities
an archive of old internet gifs, pulled from the now-defunct geocities.

─ SymbolWiki
list of text symbols to copy & paste; also provides codes to use in unicode, HTML, CSS, etc.

─ Kaomoji Japanese Emoticons
list of japanese emoticons to copy & paste.

─ The 88x31 GIF Collection
the largest & most aggregate collection i've seen yet of 88x31 pixel ad buttons, both old & new. updates semi-regularly.

─ 88x31 Button Maker
create your own 88x31 custom button within your browser.

─ Web Badges World
an archive of the smaller & more uniform variant of 88x31 ads. it includes a great write-up on the history of these badges, what their intended purpose was when they were first created, & what people like to use them for now.

─ Zharth's l33t Avatars! w00t!
a collection of old 50x50 pixel avatars, mostly anime themed.

─ Stamp-Heaven @ deviantArt
a sorted collection of user-created stamps. though the group last updated in 2015, deviantArt users as a whole continue to produce stamps to display on user profiles & webpages, & the group provides resources to make your own.
please be aware that some of the stamps this group hosts may be offensive or outdated in humor. you know how it is with deviantArt ...

─ CerisePlayer ( via GitHub )
cute audio player for playing music on your pages. stylish & customizable.

─ Scritch Player ( via GitHub )
another customizable HTML audio player, but developed specifically to display albums or playlists. a nice solution if you're a musician looking to display your library.

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art resources

─ Android Arts
personal website of a veteran pixel artist. includes dozens & dozens of articles on pixel art technique, game design methodologies, sketchpages, & more.

─ The Creator's Guide to Comics Devices
great resource for learning about visual language in sequential art.

─ Drawing for Nothing
a huge, on-going project to assemble production art & information for colossal flops and unreleased animated films, and a love letter to anyone who's known the woes of slaving away as an industry artist. readable in browser, and 100% free!

─ Character Design References
an indispensible resource for artists, including anatomical references, production art, community projects, & a general hub of inspiration.

─ Anatomy for Sculptors
free-ish 3D model viewer for musculature, with detailing in various parts of the body. some parts are behind paywalls, but it's a good reference if you're struggling to remember what tendons go where. viewable in browser!

─ Line of Action
wonderful website for warm-ups & pose ideas. works in the browser, so great for quick sessions on mobile.

─ DesignDoll
amazing tool for creating custom pose references with 3D models, but it only works on a windows desktop. there's a paid version that lets you save poses for later, but the free version is crazy functional as is.
─ PoseMy.Art
similar to DesignDoll, but can be used on mobile or in the browser. less options available for free than DD, so i really only suggest this for quick posing help ( and not anatomy ).

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miscellaneous stuff

─ If the Moon Were Only 1 Pixel
a to-scale model of the solar system, conveniently displayed within your browser.

─ Narrat
game engine designed for narrative-focused RPGs, for browsers & windows. i haven't tried it, but it looks cool from a glance!

─ Can I Play That?
news network & review center focusing on accessibility in video games.

─ Bluemoon Falls
a guide on how to get started with gen i & ii pokemon games.

─ Serebii.net
your number one resource on everything pokemon, including in-depth information on game mechanics or merchandise updates.

─ Bloodborne-Wiki
independently maintined wikipedia for bloodborne, which hosts community get-togethers annually. <3 support your local wikis!!!

─ RateMyServer
want to give a classic MMORPG a shot? this is a hub for ragnarok online private servers, which is frequently updated. also provides level-up guides, mob & drop information, an in-browser character creator, & more.

─ The Old Net
a massive effort to restore the old internet. enjoy surfing the web from several decades ago~

─ End of the Internet
the farthest reaches of the world wide web ...

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